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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Ramatu Al-Fayadh" <mrsramatualf@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrsramatual@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:50:04 +0100
Subject: FOR YOUR INTEREST

Dear,
I am Mrs.Ramatu Al-Fayadh and wife of Late Sheikh Dhari Ali Al-Fayadh (Prominent Iraqis House of Assembly Member ) who was killed alongside with three of his bodyguards and my only Son 20 yrs old in a suicide bomb attack in Northern Baghdad .

View the Website below for detail Story of how I lost my influential husband . http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/28/iraq.main/

My Late husband deposited some fund with Finance company before he died which he declared as family valuable with the Finance company . All i need from you is to receive the fund in your country and invest same in any of the following field .

I'm considering investments in the following area of Real Estate Development , Tourism , Establishing of Factories, Healthcare ,pharmaceutical factories , Educational Centers. and stocks. You are free to suggest other possible areas of interest.
You will be directly responsible for the management of the investment(s).

First, we need your expression of interest in the proposal to enable us proceed and advise you on what to do next .

Do furnish me with your full name ,address and your mobile number for easy communication through my private email i.d : ramatufayadh@yahoo.com

Yours sincerely,
Mrs.Ramatu Al- Fayadh .
Please reply to :ramatufayadh@yahoo.com


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